On This Day, March 29: Last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam

He served during the 'full-scale' war in Vietnam

VENICE — National Vietnam War Veterans Day, honoring all active service members during the period of the Vietnam War, 1955-1975, is March 29.

On This Day, March 29: Last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam

On March 29, 1973, the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam (some advisers and others remained), ending the United States' direct military involvement in a war that didn't officially end until 1975.

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Ceremony held at Virginia War Memorial in Richmond for National Vietnam War Veterans Day

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A ceremony was held at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond on Friday in honor of National Vietnam War Veterans Day. On Friday, March 28, the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond commemorated National Vietnam War Veterans Day with a ceremony in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The ceremony on Friday was held outdoors in the memorial's Shrine of Memory -- 20th Century where the names of Virginia hero…

City of Allen commemorates Vietnam War Veterans Day

Vietnam War veterans gathered in Allen, Texas, Friday for National Vietnam War Veterans Day.

National Vietnam War Veterans Day—Why it is important

Vietnam was largely fought disproportionately by working-class whites and Blacks and Hispanics, and they were very young. The average age of a combat soldier in Vietnam was 19.6 years of age—much younger than WWII, Korea, or the Gulf War #VietnamWar #VietnamWarVeteransDay #Nixon